How Billionaires Live

How the richest people on earth actually live

236 homes, yachts, jets, weddings and splurges, each one documented and priced. Pick a guide; every entry links to its source.

Larry Ellison
151 homes · top: About $300 million

The most expensive homes billionaires bought

Mansions, compounds, islands and the house next door, ranked by what was paid. Every sale sourced.

A superyacht
17 yachts · top: $600 million

The superyachts of the ultra-rich

What the world's richest people paid for their boats, from the reported price or the closest comparable value.

A Gulfstream G650ER on display
9 jets · top: About $150 million

The private jets of the ultra-rich

Gulfstreams, Global Expresses and converted airliners, with what each one cost.

Antilia, the Ambani family tower in Mumbai
6 weddings · top: About $600 million

The most expensive billionaire weddings

Venice, Jamnagar, Lake Como: what the richest people spent on a few days of celebration.

Illustration for Ken Griffin's story
53 purchases · top: $300 million

Art, diamonds and a ticket to space

The paintings, jewels, cars and one-off experiences the ultra-rich buy when they already own everything.